Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2021-04-08

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 8
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
723 head
▲ 183 vs last sale 540▲ 432 vs year ago 291 · +148.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 58▲ 51 vs year ago 43 · +118.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
118 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 39▲ 105 vs year ago 13 · +807.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold steady, over 400 lb weights sold 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Several long weaned, thin cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher on limited observance due to time.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $168.64/cwt on 286 head.
Average price
$168.64
286 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$804
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$363
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$38.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.28
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1483171.15827235
Medium and Large 2422158.1166739
Medium and Large 1-2545155.4584711thin
Medium and Large 3350132.504641thin
One grade step is worth $38.65/cwt here — about $363 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale286 hd
168.64
—
AR average10 barns · 1,334 hd
165.36
+3.28
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,49887.221,3064thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,24070.378736thin
CowsLean 85-90%High97664.316286thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,07160.4564714

Every lot

118 lots · USDA AMS · I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed238208.00/cwt208.00–208.004956
Steers—Medium and Large 2317168.46/cwt147.50–178.0053411
Steers—Medium and Large 1324191.13/cwt180.00–205.0061935
Steers—Medium and Large 3350132.50/cwt132.50–132.504641
Steers—Medium and Large 2363170.69/cwt167.00–175.0062010
Steers—Medium and Large 1380190.60/cwt179.00–199.0072417
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added389206.00/cwt206.00–206.008015
Steers—Medium and Large 2423157.51/cwt140.00–167.506667
Steers—Medium and Large 1426179.67/cwt167.00–191.0076531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438160.00/cwt160.00–160.007013
Steers—Medium and Large 1473168.96/cwt160.00–177.5079931
Steers—Medium and Large 2490142.00/cwt141.00–143.006962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2499168.00/cwt168.00–168.008384
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy502180.00/cwt180.00–180.009043
Steers—Medium and Large 2523140.87/cwt138.00–144.007372
Steers—Medium and Large 1529160.98/cwt151.00–174.0085231
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added569162.50/cwt162.50–162.5092521
Steers—Medium and Large 1569157.11/cwt150.00–161.0089418
Steers—Medium and Large 2570140.78/cwt131.00–149.008025
Steers—Medium and Large 1614145.01/cwt139.00–151.008908
Steers—Medium and Large 2645130.00/cwt130.00–130.008391
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy655134.00/cwt134.00–134.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 1665138.00/cwt136.00–140.009182
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added668149.50/cwt149.50–149.5099924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671139.50/cwt139.50–139.509364
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added732138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,0142
Steers—Medium and Large 2850104.00/cwt104.00–104.008841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed283177.50/cwt177.50–177.505026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1286164.00/cwt164.00–164.0046910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325162.83/cwt157.50–167.505298
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327141.79/cwt137.50–147.504643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370161.85/cwt150.00–167.5059943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374149.73/cwt130.00–165.005604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423153.61/cwt147.00–159.0065023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed425162.00/cwt162.00–162.006891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427139.04/cwt130.00–147.005947
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430118.62/cwt115.00–122.505102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added435162.00/cwt162.00–162.007055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438145.50/cwt145.50–145.506375
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450124.00/cwt124.00–124.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464149.72/cwt144.00–153.0069516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468132.75/cwt120.00–149.0062113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486142.76/cwt139.00–144.506946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added512147.00/cwt147.00–147.007536
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522126.71/cwt123.00–129.006613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526137.17/cwt130.00–145.0072226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy545129.00/cwt129.00–129.007031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572119.69/cwt118.00–121.006853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578134.49/cwt128.00–137.0077714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added586142.50/cwt142.50–142.508354
Heifers—Medium and Large 358893.91/cwt73.00–115.005522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy600148.50/cwt148.50–148.508911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620130.28/cwt125.00–135.008083
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625115.88/cwt111.00–121.007242
Heifers—Medium and Large 366791.16/cwt80.00–105.006083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671130.17/cwt126.00–133.0087312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy680113.00/cwt113.00–113.007681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2682121.35/cwt115.00–125.008283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710129.49/cwt129.00–130.009192
Heifers—Medium and Large 372080.00/cwt80.00–80.005761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755127.00/cwt127.00–127.009591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1822116.30/cwt112.00–121.009563
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526146.73/cwt136.00–153.007726
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed535155.00/cwt155.00–155.008291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565120.21/cwt113.00–125.006793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568145.71/cwt138.00–152.008285
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618137.10/cwt130.00–143.008476
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673131.75/cwt130.00–133.008874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723123.90/cwt120.00–128.008962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750129.00/cwt129.00–129.009681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1822116.99/cwt113.00–121.009623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1970114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1061
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 351564.00/cwt64.00–64.003301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0441
Bulls——1,52887.68/cwt86.00–89.001,3402
Bulls——1,63093.50/cwt93.50–93.501,5241
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight78067.00/cwt67.00–67.005231
Cows—Boner 80-85%89837.71/cwt22.00–53.003393
Cows—Lean 85-90%90865.01/cwt62.00–68.005902
Cows—Boner 80-85%95062.54/cwt62.00–63.005942
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00559.00/cwt59.00–59.005931
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03057.41/cwt56.00–59.005912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,14567.65/cwt66.00–70.007753
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17468.63/cwt67.00–73.008068
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20074.00/cwt74.00–74.008881
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33573.08/cwt71.00–76.009763
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,075900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,6751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-22,0252,100.00/cwt2,100.00–2,100.0042,5251
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2780900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,0201
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0381,378.31/cwt1,200.00–1,550.0014,3074
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy6751,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.008,1004
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-289878.22/cwt60.00–90.007025
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-293368.89/cwt60.00–80.006433
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-294869.47/cwt69.00–70.006592
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,9961
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28801,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0012,3201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29951,099.75/cwt1,050.00–1,150.0010,9432
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0031,312.71/cwt1,200.00–1,500.0013,1666
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,397.54/cwt1,150.00–1,550.0014,8845
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,075932.59/cwt775.00–1,125.0010,02511
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,095869.29/cwt775.00–950.009,5192
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1161,414.83/cwt1,200.00–1,550.0015,7905
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1321,125.69/cwt700.00–1,400.0012,74317
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1561,495.12/cwt1,350.00–1,700.0017,2847
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0015,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,550.00/cwt1,550.00–1,550.0018,6781
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,2801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29821,148.30/cwt850.00–1,650.0011,2766
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055975.00/cwt975.00–975.0010,2861
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06876.62/cwt75.00–78.008182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0711,065.61/cwt835.00–1,475.0011,41311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0921,083.40/cwt995.00–1,150.0011,8313
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09568.00/cwt68.00–68.007451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10870.08/cwt68.00–72.007762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,256933.52/cwt875.00–1,035.0011,7254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,318910.01/cwt825.00–985.0011,9942
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0014,6251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0014,3752

This sale against other markets

Arkansas weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.